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Radiant purple hues unite a collage of materials in this eclectic bracelet. Inspired by the creative possibilities of the beads, fabric, shells, and crystals she uses, Israeli artist Ayala Bar dreams up pieces that embrace the unexpected. This piece evoke the sparkle and shine of sea foam, opalescent shells, and beach glass on the sand on a quiet morning.
About the Artist: Ayala Bar For Israeli artist Ayala Bar, designing jewelry is an act of creative matchmaking. Inspired by the materials themselves—beads, crystals, fabric, metal—she is forever testing combinations and contrasts until suddenly the mash-up of colors, textures, and shapes comes together as a harmonious addition to your jewelry collection.
“Combining beads with soft tassels, matte textures with shiny metals… I was actually selling miniature artifacts,” Bar says of her earliest designs from the 1980s. Her grandmother, who emigrated to Israel from Afghanistan in the 1920s, remains a strong source of inspiration.
In the 1990s Bar traveled to India to look for beads and instead fell in love with silks and printed textiles. She sometimes incorporates fabric fragments into her jewelry collages; at other times she uses digital reproductions of the patterns that allow for even more design possibilities.
Always curious and willing to experiment, Ayala Bar has developed a style that is at once recognizable to collectors, and yet never static.
